Nightstream was an online
film festival
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, launched in the United States in 2020.
[Dino-Ray Ramos]
"Genre Film Festivals Across The Country Partner For Nightstream Virtual Event"
''Deadline Hollywood
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'', August 13, 2020. Created as a partnership of several
horror and
fantasy
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film festivals as a response to the cancellation of their regular events due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the festival presented a
streaming lineup of horror, fantasy and other genre films in October 2020.
[Katie Rife]
"Halloween isn’t canceled: What to stream from Nightstream, Salem Horror, and Fantastic Fest 2020"
''The A.V. Club
''The A.V. Club'' is an American online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media. ''The A.V. Club'' was cre ...
'', October 9, 2020.
Participating festivals were the
Boston Underground Film Festival, the
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is an annual film festival in Brooklyn, New York. It was founded in 2016.
With the 2020 edition of the festival cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, it was one of the partners in the Nightstre ...
, the North Bend Film Festival, the
Overlook Film Festival and Popcorn Frights.
[
The opening film of the 2020 edition was Aneesh Chaganty's '' Run''. Other films screened included ''32 Malasaña Street'', '' Honeydew'', '' My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To'', '' The Queen of Black Magic'' and '' Boys from County Hell''. The program also included online parties, a virtual festival lounge, and a talk by '' American Psycho'' director ]Mary Harron
Mary Harron (born January 12, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter, and former entertainment critic. She gained recognition for her role in writing and directing several independent films, including '' I Shot Andy Warhol'' (1996), ''Am ...
.[
Organizers have announced that Nightstream will be staged again in October 2021.][Josh Millican]
"Digital Festival NIGHTSTREAM Returning for a Second Year in October"
'' Dread Central'', July 12, 2021.
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Internet film festivals
Fantasy and horror film festivals in the United States
2020 establishments in the United States
Cultural responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema
Film festivals established in 2020
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